999: The Forgotten Girls of the Holocaust

Running Time: 88 minutes  Director: Heather Dune Macadam  Language: English  

This staggering documentary reveals the untold story of 999 unmarried, young Jewish women who initially registered for government service in a purported shoe factory, only to be tragically sent to Auschwitz. Who were these young women and why were they chosen? Survivors reveal the truth

of this almost completely ignored piece of women’s history.

Talkback with Director Heather Dune Macadam and Katie C. Parks, The Zekelman Holocaust Center.

Sponsors: Children of Holocaust Survivors Association in Michigan (CHAIM); Hadassah Greater Detroit Region; Henry & Delia Meyers Library; Temple Israel; The Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive; The Zekelman Holocaust Center; Detroit Jewish Book Fair; Seminars for Adult Jewish Enrichment (SAJE);

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